I am a strategic business leader who drives business transformation by leading change, developing product and service innovations, and elevating performance by linking 'big picture' thinking to tangible results.I am currently seeking new opportunities in Northeast Ohio and can be contacted via LinkedIn.

Acted as an internal management consultant to partner with the business on strategic planning, financial analysis, process design, ideation facilitation, collaboration forums and product management tools based on benchmarking internal and external best practices.• Developed future state product strategy and process design to optimize conversion rates, increase profitability and drive efficiency in the e-commerce channel.o Developed 3-year product roadmaps for Amazon, Target and Walmart to improve revenue and manage expense.o Reviewed opportunity cost and operational expense for existing product portfolios by analyzing sales data, marketing spend, and sales conversion rates to identify and anticipate trending products.o Developed a multi-year product development plan, with timelines, project costs, consumer insight research and projected revenues in collaboration with Sales, Product Managers, Creative and Marketing.o Identified and outlined both incremental and disruptive market growth options, providing risk assessment and mitigation tactics for senior executives to broaden options for strategic decision making.

Led business strategy, internal/external strategic partnerships, testing and analytics, financial planning, sales and distribution, and logistics to bring product innovations to market.• Launched 170 new products with 200+ patents to generate over $550M in incremental revenue. Led innovation strategy, product development and go-to-market strategies for corporate business units to drive sales and revenue. Worked with business leaders to:o Conceptualize: synthesize and align business requirements, perform market/consumer/product research, and lead ideation sessions to generate new product concepts or rebrand/revitalize existing products.o Create: collaborate with Creative, Product Developers, Sales and Operations on design and (or) content development. Managed development budgets, schedules, quality and strategic priorities. o Commercialize: develop the financials, pricing, sales channel, forecasting, supply chain, merchandising, marketing, and all implementation logistics to bring a new product to market. Post implementation, monitored replenishment, scrap, and profitability. • Developed corporate growth opportunities by expanding and refining American Greetings’ value beyond ‘social expressions’ retail goods to generate new revenue streams via innovative, breakthrough products and partnerships. Created new business models, revenue sharing frameworks, identified new customers and sales channels, generated production/financial projections and oversaw strategic partner negotiations from early discussions through signed contracts.• Created a new department, New Product Concepts, in partnership with the Vice President of Innovation

Managed product categories (Gift Wrap and Ornaments) including business strategy, product line management and profit and loss (P&L).• Grew the Ornament business from $35 to $70M within two years through reimagining archived assets into new products and opening up distribution in mass markets including new product lines for Walmart and Walgreens.• Led prospecting sales efforts, domestically and internationally, for assigned categories.

Led Sales & Forecasting Analytics